Michael Wardian's 2015 Season in Review

Michael Wardian's average race distance in 2015 was 29 miles and that number might be even higher if he logged all of his training days. To say the list of events he competed in during 2015, locations and countries traveled to, balancing a full time job and being a super dad, is impressive is totally an understatement. Wardian gives Beast Mode a whole new definition. Below is an impressive list of his stats and a list of highlights.

2015-Year Stats (as of December 7, 2015):Total Races/Events: 45 races-events (44 events completed)Total Distance Raced: 1,315.1 Miles / 2,191,83 KilometersTotal Vertical Raced: Over 160,000 Feet / 48,484.84 MetersTotal Overall Wins: 10 Overall winsTotal Master Wins: 31 Master WinsFirst 100 Mile Win: 1 / Eastern States 100 Miler in Course RecordWorld Records: 1 / 50K in 2:59:49 on TreadmillVirtual Races Run: 1 / Falmouth Road RaceTotal Cities Raced in: 16 cities around the world and Washington, DC areaTotal Countries visited: 8 countries visited (Australia, Bahamas, France, Greece, Peru, New Zealand, Reunion, Spain)Number of DNFs: 1 / Spartathlon (tendinitis and hypothermia)Number of illness: 1 from Peru...really terrible...wink.Number of Hoka One Ones used: appx. 22 pairs of shoes (still have a few miles in some)Highlights:1) Setting the 50K World Record at the Hoka One One Sales Meeting2) Running with the Bulls3) Machu Picchu4) Winning the Wings for Life World Run in Australia 5) Getting my first ever 100 Mile win at the Eastern States 100 Miler6) Reunion Island for Diagonale des Fous, allowing me to do a race that scared me silly7) Great Barrier Reef and Daintree in Australia8) Tarawera 100K in New Zealand and visiting the South Island of New Zealand 9) Having the support, funding, encouragement and attention from you to complete 44 races and to get to share with my family.10) Getting my 8th finish at the JFK 50 miler...only 2 more till I get 10 finishes at JFK